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Geisinger
Elysburg, Pennsylvania

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Family Medicine - Value-Based Care Model

Nurse PractitionerNo callNo nightsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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Job Description

Location: Geisinger Primary Care Elysburg

Shift: Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Worker Type

Regular

Exemption Status

Yes

Job Summary

Geisinger is seeking an experienced or new graduate Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Primary Care team in Elysburg, PA. This site qualifies for a $20k recruitment incentive for an experienced provider and $15k for a new graduate.

Job Duties

Make a Difference Where It Matters Most – Join Geisinger Elysburg in Elysburg, PA.

Join Geisinger Elysburg to become part of our tight-knit communities and experience a quality of life you won’t find elsewhere.

Why Choose Geisinger?

  • At Geisinger, you’ll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on your patients’ lives with:
  • Extended appointment times
  • 40 minutes for medically complex patients
  • 20 minutes for average complexity and acute care visits
  • Collaborative care model
  • Physician/APP panel sharing
  • Daily huddles with care team members
  • Comprehensive support team
  • Pharmacists for patient education and medication management
  • Care managers, health managers, clinic health associates, and coding educators
  • Centralized prescription refill team
  • Nurse call center to assist with on-call workload
  • Epic EMR (universal across Geisinger) with Ambient dictation
  • Expanded access to care through eVisits, patient portals, and Geisinger ConvenientCare urgent care clinics

Why Advanced Practitioners Join Geisinger

Competitive Salary – Increased Rates

  • Recruitment Incentives – up to $20,000 at select clinics (30-month work obligation; not applicable for internal transfers)
  • Primary Care Architype Model – structured onboarding and tiered autonomy for professional growth
  • Advanced Practice Council – dedicated support for APPs and students
  • Professional Development – internal programs and tuition reimbursement
  • Teaching & Precepting Opportunities
  • Continuing Medical Education – 10 days and $3,000 annually
  • Benefits – including liability coverage, retirement plans, relocation assistance, and more!

Ready to Make a Difference?

  • Join Geisinger and become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and patient-centered care.
  • Location Highlight – Elysburg, PA

Elysburg is located in Northumberland County and only 20 minutes from Geisinger Medical Center, our main campus, you’ll have opportunities to better your life and make a meaningful difference. Enjoy the charm of small-town living with the support of a major health system.

Learn more and apply: geisingerjobs.org/community-medicine

Education/Experience

Advanced Practitioner must be able to see/treat all age ranges from Pediatric (birth) to Geriatric.

The successful Physician Assistant candidate will work under the responsibility and supervision of the physician and require completion of an ARC-PA (or predecessor organization) approved physician assistant program, current NCCPA certification or eligibility and Pennsylvania State licensure.

The successful Nurse Practitioner candidate will work in collaboration with the physician and have a certificate of completion from an approved program for Nurse Practitioners or be eligible to hold national certification that allows the NP to work with the patient populations and location settings associated with this position. Must be eligible for licensure as a nurse practitioner in the state of PA.

Position Details

Education

Master's Degree-Nurse Practitioner (Required)

Experience

Certification(s) and License(s):

Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing BodyDefault Issuing Body, Certified Nurse Practitioner - American Academy of Nurse PractitionersAmerican Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of PennsylvaniaRN_State of Pennsylvania

Skills

Care Management Knowledge, Clinical Policies And Standards, Health Information Documentation, Patient Assessment And Care, Patient Safety, Patients Rights

Our Purpose & Values

Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

  • KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
  • EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
  • LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
  • INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
  • SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive primary care services to patients ranging from pediatric to geriatric populations within a collaborative, value-based care model. Work alongside a multidisciplinary team to manage patient health, perform assessments, and ensure high-quality clinical outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree and possess the appropriate state licensure and national certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. Applicants must be capable of treating all age ranges and demonstrate proficiency in clinical documentation and patient care standards.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient advocacyPediatric careGeriatric careElectronic medical records

Family Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 62% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Family Medicine - Value-Based Care Model at Geisinger a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine (NP) — ranked against 2,593 active Family Medicine (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no night shifts.

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

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Salary Distribution39 jobs · 35 employers

15
<$135k
9
$135k-155k
10
$155k-175k
5
$175k-195k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs

401k / retirement match
93% this job
CME allowance
62% this job
Sign-on bonus
38% this job
Loan repayment
10%
Relocation assistance
10% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.9
Better work-life than 60% of Family Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,593 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No nights

Living in Elysburg

Residents’ average commute
34 min
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Geisinger

Hospitals and Health Care
Danville, Pa.
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Recruitment Incentive up to $20,000
CME - 10 days and $3,000 annually
Liability coverage
Retirement plans
Relocation assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Health benefits from day one
Vision